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No. It rests with the Incident Commander
No. It rests with the Incident Commander
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Incident Commander
ICS recognizes that an Incident Commander may not be necessary if an Operations Section Chief is assigned
yes
Deputy Incident Commanders must be qualified as Incident Commanders and are appointed by the Incident Commander. They must be able to perform all functions of the Incident Commander if the need arises. In addition, they must be able to:perform specific tasks required by the Incident Commanderperform the incident command function in the relief capacityrepresent an assisting agency that shares jurisdiction
Incident Commander
In the NIMS Incident Command System the tactics for the incident are developed by the Operations Section Chief.
Yes, under ICS, there is always an incident commander (or a unified command) to which the operations section chief reports.
Authority is delegated to another person
ICS recognizes that an Incident Commander may not be necessary if an Operations Section Chief is assigned